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Verna Charlene <I>Stavely</I> Holt Saffian

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Verna Charlene Stavely Holt Saffian

Birth
Snyder, Scurry County, Texas, USA
Death
5 Apr 1996 (aged 67)
Brentwood, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
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Tennessee death index has her age at death 57, which would match her birth year of 1938 shown on her marker.
Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935
Name Verna Charlene Stavely
Sex Female
Father's Name Malcom C Stavely
Mother's Name Verna Vesta Chandler
Event Type Birth
Event Date 28 Apr 1928
Event Place Snyder, Scurry, Texas, United States
Record Number 962


SAFFIAN, Charlene Holt Passed away April 5, 1996. Mrs. Saffian under the name of Charlene Holt appeared as one of the original Revlon girls. She featured in such movies as MAN'S FAVORITE SPORT, with Rock Hudson, and Paula Prentiss. She also starred as the female lead in EL DORADO with John Wayne and Robert Mitchum. In addition, she played the female lead in RED LINE 5000 with James Caan. Charlene is survived by her husband. Sol Saffian of Brentwood; sister, Joanne Springer and nieces Charlotte Terry and Debbie Little all of Clairmont, CA; stepdaughter, Lisa Saffian of London, England and stepson, Mark Adam Saffian of Santa Barbara, CA. The family will receive friends...at Harpeth Hills Funeral Home. Private graveside services will be held at a later time... -- The Tennessean, April 6, 1996.
Born Verna Charlene Stavely. Holt, a former "Miss Maryland", nonetheless had enjoyed a rewarding modeling career prior to her work in films and on TV. She reportedly caught Howard Hawks' eye when the director saw her in a lipstick commercial. After her debut appearance in the Sandra Dee-Bobby Darin comedy, If a Man Answers (1962), Holt went on to appear in such films as Days of Wine and Roses (also 1962), Man's Favorite Sport? (1964), Red Line 7000 (1965), Zigzag (1970), and the TV movie Wonder Woman (1974). Her television series appearances included guest roles on Hawaiian Eye (1962), The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1963), Perry Mason (1965), It Takes A Thief (1968), and CHiPs (1980).
Following the filming of El Dorado in 1966, Holt married millionaire builder William A. Tishmen and the couple enjoyed traveling and collecting antiques and artwork for their lavish home in Trousday Estates, above Beverly Hills, California. They were married from 1966 until 1972 when they divorced. Her last screen appearance before retiring was in 1980s Melvin and Howard.
Tennessee death index has her age at death 57, which would match her birth year of 1938 shown on her marker.
Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1935
Name Verna Charlene Stavely
Sex Female
Father's Name Malcom C Stavely
Mother's Name Verna Vesta Chandler
Event Type Birth
Event Date 28 Apr 1928
Event Place Snyder, Scurry, Texas, United States
Record Number 962


SAFFIAN, Charlene Holt Passed away April 5, 1996. Mrs. Saffian under the name of Charlene Holt appeared as one of the original Revlon girls. She featured in such movies as MAN'S FAVORITE SPORT, with Rock Hudson, and Paula Prentiss. She also starred as the female lead in EL DORADO with John Wayne and Robert Mitchum. In addition, she played the female lead in RED LINE 5000 with James Caan. Charlene is survived by her husband. Sol Saffian of Brentwood; sister, Joanne Springer and nieces Charlotte Terry and Debbie Little all of Clairmont, CA; stepdaughter, Lisa Saffian of London, England and stepson, Mark Adam Saffian of Santa Barbara, CA. The family will receive friends...at Harpeth Hills Funeral Home. Private graveside services will be held at a later time... -- The Tennessean, April 6, 1996.
Born Verna Charlene Stavely. Holt, a former "Miss Maryland", nonetheless had enjoyed a rewarding modeling career prior to her work in films and on TV. She reportedly caught Howard Hawks' eye when the director saw her in a lipstick commercial. After her debut appearance in the Sandra Dee-Bobby Darin comedy, If a Man Answers (1962), Holt went on to appear in such films as Days of Wine and Roses (also 1962), Man's Favorite Sport? (1964), Red Line 7000 (1965), Zigzag (1970), and the TV movie Wonder Woman (1974). Her television series appearances included guest roles on Hawaiian Eye (1962), The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1963), Perry Mason (1965), It Takes A Thief (1968), and CHiPs (1980).
Following the filming of El Dorado in 1966, Holt married millionaire builder William A. Tishmen and the couple enjoyed traveling and collecting antiques and artwork for their lavish home in Trousday Estates, above Beverly Hills, California. They were married from 1966 until 1972 when they divorced. Her last screen appearance before retiring was in 1980s Melvin and Howard.


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